shake it baby, shake it

Morning!

Just writing a quick wee note before I go to work just in case any of you are worried bout the earthquake as have been getting a few texts - jeez sounds like you know more about it than me - was life as normal here this morning!

Seems earthquakes don't really phase them here and well I can't read the news anyway so had to look up news online for details.

did feel it though, woke up at 7.30am and after a wee while I realised why, coz the building was shaking. well nah not really just kind of swaying, but didn't freak me out too much coz well was half asleep really - bin having some late ones!

so yeah, no dramatic damage here and it was in the East of Tokyo down by Chiba and I'm up on the West side in Kokubunji. I have been told that Japan is overdue for a REALLY big quake by about 8 years or so though....and Mt Fuji is still active too, so could make for interesting place to be living huh!

Doesn't seem to phase the locals though, apparently they get earthquakes all the time and just carry on working as normal - even during it! Just bin down to shops also and life is as normal, went to pick up drycleaning which was bit of a mission since nothing opens here till 10am.....seems they do things back to front here coz shops are open till 11.30pm at night which is taking some getting used to for me coz I'd rather get up early and get things done.

I have heaps more to write, but have to get ready for work again, but I do promise to make more of an effort to fill you in on everything. And thank you, thank you, thank you, to everyone who's been writing me emails! I'm sorry I haven't had time to reply yet - as you can imagine everything is new and taking a bit to settle in to.

BUT I HAVE been reading them - and I LOVE hearing news from home. I know it might not seem exciting to you, but I just can't tell you how much I love hearing about it so please do keep writing coz I can't get enough of hearing from home and I'm still homesick as hell so getting emails that make me laugh really helps brighten my day.

I love all of you heaps and heaps and HEAPS - oh there are so many people I want to write to!

Fingers crossed for thursday - that's my day off :)

Love Fernleaf :)